Composition of figures at the entrance of a house (recto)
Maker
(artist)
1627-1678
1627-1678
Title
Composition of figures at the entrance of a house (recto)
Date of Production
1620 - 1657
Medium
pen and brown ink, brown wash, with brown ink framing lines (recto), offset of pen and brown ink composition, as well as unrelated black and red chalk offset (verso), on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 17.8 cm
Width: 23.9 cm
Width: 23.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2710
Mode of Acquisition
Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Jacob de Voos Jacobszoon, Amsterdam (1803-1882), L.1450; John Postle Heseltine, London (1843-1929), L.1508; his estate sale, Sotheby's (London), 27 - 29 May 1935, lot 173; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 2: Other than landscape, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1976-77 (Nov.-Feb.)
Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 17/11/1962-22/12/1962
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 17/11/1962-22/12/1962
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
Literature
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 2: Other than landscape, Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1976 - Febr
cat. no. 27
Anthony Blunt and Philip Troutman, Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, 1962
cat. no. 26
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 95
cat. no. 27
Anthony Blunt and Philip Troutman, Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, 1962
cat. no. 26
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 95
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: monogram "WX" or "WK" (not found in Briquet or Heawood).
Collector's mark: Verso: left lower edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b); lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Jacob de Voos Jacobszoon (L.1450); lower left edge, stamped in red ink: John Postle Heseltine (L.1508).
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: Verso: left lower edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b); lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Jacob de Voos Jacobszoon (L.1450); lower left edge, stamped in red ink: John Postle Heseltine (L.1508).
Inscription: none.
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